Show Notes
In the aftermath of the Civil War, a remote corner of Essex witnessed the most brutally devastating witch-hunt in English history. A dangerous maverick Matthew Hopkins - the 'Witchfinder General' - hunted down vulnerable people across East Anglia, exploiting the anxiety and lawlessness of the times. Between 1645 and 1647, more than 300 suspects were interrogated and tortured; a third of them were hanged. Professor Suzannah Lipscomb finds out more about Hopkins and his accomplice John Stearne from Professor Malcolm Gaskill.
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